Previous Seminars

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 2:00pm

Maria Zena Miranda
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Andras Kapus, Co-Supervisor Dr. Craig Simmons
Zoom online seminar - please contact students supervisor for further information
PhD Oral Seminar

Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 12:00pm

Upton Allen, Christian Marshall & Aaron Campigotto
Dr. Upton D. Allen Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Senior Associate Scientist, CHES, SickKids; Professor of Paediatrics, UofT; Dr. Christian Marshall, Clinical Laboratory Director, Genome Diagnostics, Project Investigator, Genetics & Genome Biology, SickKids; Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, UofT; Dr. Aaron Campigotto, Head, Division of Microbiology, SickKids; Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, UofT
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 12:00pm
Host: SickKids Research Institute Seminar Series
JOIN Zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/92607142439?pwd=NkhDOHloRUg5TVM3bXlpczRCcldudz09 Meeting ID: 926 0714 2439 Passcode: dUttb7
Research Connections: COVID-19 Series
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Research Connections Poster - April 29th.pdf

Friday, April 30, 2021 - 11:00am

Tony Harris and Medha Sharma
Cell and Systems Biology University of Toronto
Friday, April 30, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Tony Harris (tony.harris@utoronto.ca)
Virtual
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
Departmental Seminar

Friday, April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Michael F. Olson, PhD
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University
Friday, April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. John Brumell.
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/94051327516?pwd=N0lGaWQ4T0cxN2NET1phd2hNQnVEQT09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Olson.pdf

Monday, May 3, 2021 - 1:00pm

Jian Payandeh, PhD
Principal Scientist, Departments of Structural Biology, Infectious Diseases and Antibody Engineering, Genentech, Inc.
Monday, May 3, 2021 - 1:00pm
Host: Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien
Join on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/98057022341?pwd=YUp4TDVIVHpBSkhZQkFwbWdUODRqQT09 Meeting ID: 980 5702 2341 Passcode: P58nbq
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon MM Seminar - Jian Payandeh May 3.pdf

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 11:00am

Dr François Bénard
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Research Institute, Provincial Health Services Authority
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Raymond Reilly
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/88500153174 Meeting ID: 885 0015 3174 Passcode: 510075
Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology
Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:00pm

Prof. Patrick Lusk
Yale School of Medicine
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:00pm
Host: Prof. Anton Zilman
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09
BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon PLusk_May6.pdf
Valerie Waters, Lucia Grana
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual Meeting: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams link
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 4:00pm

Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Co-Director Centre for Haematology & Prof Stem Cell Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Stephanie Xie
via zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Gilbert Di Paolo, PhD
Staff Scientist and Senior Director, Discovery Biology, Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. John Brumell.
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/93359523955?pwd=dUYzZSszWUpoaUUwSTNwbWUwVnBTQT09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Di Paolo.pdf

Monday, May 10, 2021 - 1:00pm

James Shorter, MA, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 1:00pm
Host: Dr. Ji-Young Youn
Join Zoom Meeting (Full connection details at bottom) https://zoom.us/j/97729114649?pwd=Q2dwWktrbEVQRWIzSVBSWkI3dmUrdz09 Meeting ID: 977 2911 4649 Passcode: 499572
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon MM Seminar - James Shorter May 10.pdf

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 12:00pm

Dr. Sean Reichheld
Hospital for Sick Children
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 12:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Sharpe
Please contact gseabroo@uhnresearch.ca for more info
NMR seminar series

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 3:00pm

Dr. William G. Kaelin, Jr., M.D
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 3:00pm
REGISTER: HTTPS://ZOOM.US/WEBINAR/REGISTER/WN_JETB56R8QKUVH0GC69CYW
Poster available: PDF icon Mackenzie Financial Keynote Lecture in Paediatric Oncology_v2.pdf

Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 12:00pm

TBA
Johanna Rommens
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual Meeting: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams link
Johanna Rommens
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams login details
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Friday, May 14, 2021 - 11:00am

Alexander Mosa
Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Mounir Abouhaidar
Virtual
Departmental Seminar

Friday, May 14, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Mark H. Ginsberg
Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. Walter Kahr
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/99095290214?pwd=K3lRSEJUcmQ4OVlwR3ljRXJCK1k0QT09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Ginsberg.pdf

Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 4:00pm

H. Leighton Grimes, PhD
Professor, Division of Immunobiology; Director, Program in Cancer Pathology, Divisions of Experimental Hematology and Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Aaron Schimmer
via zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, May 21, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Enfu Hui
Section of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. Jonathan Ditlev
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/97840321345?pwd=cW10NzBKSTZDS2Ivc2NxcjloQmlhZz09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Hui.pdf

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 12:00pm

Keith Jarvi
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual Meeting: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams link
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar
3 Talks: Drs. Adeli, Guerguerian and Stinson
3 Talks: Dr. Khosrow Adeli on "Paediatric Seroprevalence Studies of COVID-19 and Biochemical Monitoring of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)"; Dr. Anne-Marie Guerguerian on "Off the shelf pandemic clinical research - Collaborating with hundreds at a time to save thousands of lives"; Dr. Jennifer Stinson on "Stepped care solutions to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pain, mental health, and substance use in youth living with chronic pain and their families: A pan-Canadian study"
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 12:00pm
Host: SickKids Research Institute Seminar Series
JOIN Zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/99060364826?pwd=dWNQVTR2c0RjUW1UT3FZaGxna0VZQT09 Meeting ID: 990 6036 4826 Passcode: 942691
Research Connections: COVID-19 Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, May 28, 2021 - 12:00pm

Marta Melé , PhD
Group leader of the Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab, Barcelona Supercomputer Center
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 12:00pm
Host: Philipp Maass, PhD
https://qrgo.page.link/WsdMi
Genetics & Genome Biology Program
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Marta Melé _2021May28.pdf

Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Sergio Grinstein
Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. John Brumell.
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/91490223131?pwd=QjE4WWQ1eWxYTy9lOXBvMTJnRFhwQT09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Grinstein.pdf

Monday, May 31, 2021 - 1:00pm

Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD
James B Duke Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Director, Center for RNA Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Duke School of Medicine
Monday, May 31, 2021 - 1:00pm
Host: Molecular Medicine Trainee Committee
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94965895241?pwd=ZU43MjJqaDJrWFloZDBBVkdNemVxZz09 Meeting ID: 949 6589 5241 Passcode: 106736
16th Annual Sarkar Lecture
Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:00pm

Dr. Alon Oyler-Yaniv
Harvard Medical School
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:00pm
Host: Anton Zilman
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09
BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Oyler-Yaniv_June3.pdf
Anne Stephenson
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual Meeting: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams link
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 1:00pm

Ibrahim El-Hamamy
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 1:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Lincoln Stein
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 4:00pm

Kun Ping Lu, MD, PhD
Professor, Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School Associate Member, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Aaron Schimmer
via zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, June 4, 2021 - 11:00am

Ph.D. Peter Swain
University of Edinburgh
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Professor Alan Moses
Virtual
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
Special Seminar

Friday, June 4, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Brian Kalish
Neuroscience and Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. Annie Huang
Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/98284573363?pwd=ejRGTUc2cjB5UUZUN2dHaGNRbGF0dz09
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Kalish..pdf

Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 4:00pm

Weiping Zou, M.D., Ph.D.
Charles B. de Nancrede Professor of Surgery, Immunology and Biology, Co-Director, Tumor Immunology and Transplantation Biology Program, University of Michigan
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Naoto Hirano
via zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 12:00pm

Amy Wong; Zoe Ngan; Elena Huang; Henry Quach
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 12:00pm
Virtual Meeting: Email candice.cumberbatch@sickkids.ca for Teams link
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 4:00pm

Gang Han, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts-Medical School
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Gang Zheng
via zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 2:00pm

Eliza Lee
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Alex Palazzo, Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Craig Smibert and Dr. Karim Mekhail
Held remotely - please contact students advisor for further information
PhD Exam Seminar

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 11:00am

Dr Brigitte Guérin, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke. Director, Medical Imaging Axis, Research Center of CHUS (CRCHUS). Director, Center of Excellence in Medical Imaging of UdeS . Head of Radiochemistry, Sherbrooke Molecular Imaging Center.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Raymond Reilly
Please register at: https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/events/triple-tracer-molecular-imaging-metastatic-prostate-cancer-patients-cyclotron-vault-clinical-brigette-guerin
Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 2:00pm

Forooz Soroor
Friday, July 9, 2021 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble; Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. John Rubinstein, Dr. Julie Brill
Held Remotely - please contact students advisor for further information
PhD Oral Seminar

Friday, July 16, 2021 - 9:00am

PhD Candidate - Chris Go
Friday, July 16, 2021 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Friday, July 16, 2021 - 12:00pm

PhD Candidate - Yeji An
Friday, July 16, 2021 - 12:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Sean Egan
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 2:00pm

Glenn Walpole
Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Grinstein, Co-Supervisor Dr. John Brumell; Supervisory Committe Members: Dr. Peter Kim, Dr. Mathieu Lemaire
Held Remotely - please contact students advisor for further informaiion
PhD Exam Seminar

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 9:00am

Sivakami Mylvaganam
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Grinstein; Committee Members: Dr. Greg Fairn, Dr. lisa Robinson
Remote seminar - please contact students supervisor for further information
PhD Oral Seminar

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 9:00am

SangHyun (Kevin) Lim
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Igor Stagljar; Committee members: Dr. Christine Bear, Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier
Remote Exam - Please contact students advisor for further details
PhD Exam Seminar
PhD Candidate - Alex Lee
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Boulianne
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 1:00pm

Dr Brent Page
UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 1:00pm
Host: Raymond Reilly
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/88446371985 Meeting ID: 884 4637 1985 Passcode: 374838
Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology
Invited Speaker Seminar
PhD Candidate - Kali Iyer
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 1:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Leah Cowen
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 2:00pm

PhD Candidate - Uri Seroussi
Friday, July 30, 2021 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Julie Claycomb
Zoom Meeting: Contact Ab Atre (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca) for link
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD Oral Seminar

Friday, September 3, 2021 - 2:00pm

Testy Testerson
UofT
Friday, September 3, 2021 - 2:00pm
Host: Rob R
Held Remotely - please contact students advisor for further informaiion
Departmental Seminar

Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 4:00pm

J.T. Poirier, PhD
NYU Grosssman School of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine New York, USA
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Benjamin Lok
MS teams
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 4:00pm

Wolfgang Peti, PhD
Department Chair and Professor, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Chris Marshall
Via Microsoft Teams - see posting for link
OCI Seminar Series
Poster available: PDF icon Peti-SeminarPosting.pdf

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 11:00am

Professor Marco Mangone
School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University
Friday, September 17, 2021 - 11:00am
Host: Professor John Calarco
Virtual
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon September 17, 2021 TV Poster.pdf

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 1:30pm

Dr. Hubert Hilbi
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
Friday, September 17, 2021 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein
Via Zoom
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Hilbi_R.pdf

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